# List of Spider-Man titles
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appearance | *Amazing Fantasy* #15, cover dated August 1962, the last issue of that series; on sale June 5, 1962[2](https://www.comics.org/feature/1129/overview/) |
| Flagship series | *The Amazing Spider-Man* (Marvel, 1963 series), 443 indexed issues, March 1963 to November 1998[1](https://www.comics.org/series/name/spider-man/sort/alpha/?sort=year_began) |
| McFarlane showcase | *Spider-Man* (1990–1998), 98 issues, created for Todd McFarlane; over 2.5 million copies printed of the first issue[3](https://wonderclub.com/comicbooks/comic_history.php?comic=spider-man) |
## Origins and the flagship title
Spider-Man's first story appeared in *Amazing Fantasy* #15, an anthology already headed for cancellation; the 11-page feature was scripted by [Stan Lee](https://www.edgepedia.org/stan-lee) and drawn by [Steve Ditko](https://www.edgepedia.org/steve-ditko)[2](https://www.comics.org/feature/1129/overview/). The character's success led Marvel to give him his own series six months after the debut, and *The Amazing Spider-Man* #1 appeared in March 1963[1](https://www.comics.org/series/name/spider-man/sort/alpha/?sort=year_began).
The flagship series also marked a publishing milestone beyond the character itself. In 1971, the New York Department of Health asked Stan Lee to write a story warning about drug addiction; the installments in *Amazing Spider-Man* #96–98 were rejected by the [Comics Code Authority](https://www.edgepedia.org/comics-code-authority) and published without its stamp, and the code was amended later that year to allow more leeway in story content[4](https://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/id/eprint/22685/7/Hibbett_PeriodizingTheMarvelAge.pdf).
## Expansion into multiple ongoing series
For his first two decades, [Spider-Man](https://www.edgepedia.org/spider-man) headlined multiple ongoing books, with team-ups handled elsewhere[9](https://www.participations.org/17-02-12-brinker.pdf).
The 1990 series *Spider-Man* was created by editor Jim Salicrup as a showcase for [Todd McFarlane](https://www.edgepedia.org/todd-mcfarlane), then known mainly as an artist, so that he could pencil, ink, and write his own Spider-Man title beginning with the "Torment" storyline. The first issue sold over 2.5 million copies. McFarlane stayed through #16 (November 1991), then left to co-found [Image Comics](https://www.edgepedia.org/image-comics) and create Spawn; Erik Larsen succeeded him, and later writers included Howard Mackie, whose run lasted more than six years[3](https://wonderclub.com/comicbooks/comic_history.php?comic=spider-man).
## The Clone Saga and renaming
The 1990 *Spider-Man* series played a central role in the Clone Saga. With issue #51 (November 1994) it became one of two titles to shift focus to the Ben Reilly Scarlet Spider character. Issues #63 and 64 (November–December 1995) were renumbered #1 and renamed *Scarlet Spider*; the series resumed with #65 (January 1996), with [Ben Reilly](https://www.edgepedia.org/ben-reilly) replacing Peter Parker as Spider-Man. When Bob Harras became Marvel's Editor-in-Chief in February 1996, he ordered the reinstatement of the Peter Parker identity. Issue #75 (December 1996), written by Mackie with art by [John Romita Jr.](https://www.edgepedia.org/john-romita-jr), saw Ben Reilly slain by the [Green Goblin](https://www.edgepedia.org/green-goblin), restored to life, after which Peter Parker took back the Spider-Man role; covers bore the name *Peter Parker: Spider-Man* from then on, but the legal indicia kept the original *Spider-Man* title through #98. The series was canceled with #98 (December 1998) and relaunched as volume 2[3](https://wonderclub.com/comicbooks/comic_history.php?comic=spider-man).
## Miniseries, one-shots, and anthologies
Beyond the monthlies, the line grew through limited series. One-shots ranged from the 1987 *Spider-Man Versus Wolverine* to promotional and public-service issues such as *Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Prodigy*, released jointly with [Planned Parenthood](https://www.edgepedia.org/planned-parenthood)[5](https://www.marvel.com/comics/series).
## British and other reprint editions
Marvel UK ran its own weekly. *Spider-Man Comics Weekly* began February 10, 1973, and, through a series of renamings caused by mergers with less successful Marvel UK comics, became the longest-running Marvel UK publication at 666 issues through December 1985.
## Alternate continuities and other characters
Several titles star versions of Spider-Man other than the mainstream Earth-616 Peter Parker. [Miles Morales](https://www.edgepedia.org/miles-morales) first appeared in *Ultimate Fallout* #4 in 2011, in a new origin story by [Brian Michael Bendis](https://www.edgepedia.org/brian-michael-bendis) centered on a character with a more diverse background[6](https://www.mycomicscollection.com/en/blog/spider-man-comics-story/).
## Current landscape
Marvel's own catalog lists current Spider-Man-adjacent series including *Spider-Man* (2022–present) by Dan Slott and Mark Bagley[7](https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/34328/spider-man_2022_-_present), *The Amazing Spider-Man* (2025–present) by Kelly, *[Venom](https://www.edgepedia.org/venom-character)* (2025–present), and *All-New Spider-Gwen: The Ghost-Spider* (2025–present)[5](https://www.marvel.com/comics/series). The Marvel Database counts the flagship's volumes separately: *Amazing Spider-Man* (1963–1998) at 422 issues, volume 2 (1999–2014) at 267, volume 3 (2014–2015) at 26, volume 4 (2015–2018) at 51, volume 5 (2018–2022) at 106, volume 6 (2022–2025) at 72, and volume 7 (2025–) ongoing[8](https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Spider-Man_Comic_Books).
## References
1. [GCD :: Series matching 'spider-man', Grand Comics Database](https://www.comics.org/series/name/spider-man/sort/alpha/?sort=year_began)
2. [GCD :: Overview for feature Spider-Man (English), Grand Comics Database](https://www.comics.org/feature/1129/overview/)
3. [Spider-Man Comic Book – History, Back Issues & Covers, WonderClub](https://wonderclub.com/comicbooks/comic_history.php?comic=spider-man)
4. [Hibbett, Periodizing the Marvel Age, UAL Research Online](https://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/id/eprint/22685/7/Hibbett_PeriodizingTheMarvelAge.pdf)
5. [A to Z in Marvel Comic Series, Marvel.com](https://www.marvel.com/comics/series)
6. [Spider-Man History in Comics (1962–2011), My Comics Collection](https://www.mycomicscollection.com/en/blog/spider-man-comics-story/)
7. [Spider-Man (2022–Present) Comic Series, Marvel.com](https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/34328/spider-man_2022_-_present)
8. [Spider-Man Comic Books, Marvel Database (Fandom)](https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Spider-Man_Comic_Books)
9. [participations.org](https://www.participations.org/17-02-12-brinker.pdf)
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